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To offer food, shelter and aid to all those in need of a safe place to be nourished and restored.
Assist the transformation of each life we touch with compassion and dignity.
We're coming up on 70 years! 🥳To celebrate were looking back at some milestone moments in our 70 years of service.
I. Inception (1938-1952)
The origins of Blanchet House begin in 1938 on the campus of the University of Portland where a group of students organized a social and service club, named after the first Catholic Archbishop of the Oregon Territory, Archbishop Frances Norbert Blanchet. Designed to raise money for the poor, the group held car washes, raffles, dances and various other fund raising activities. World War II brought a temporary halt to the club’s activism but after the war ended a new wave of students, armed with similar enthusiasm and principles, sought out other avenues to help the needy of the community.
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27/02/2021
Fact: Blanchet House and Farm is a zero food waste Non-Profit Organization.
Fact: Blanchet House rescues over 30,000 lbs of fresh food each month.
Wondering how this is possible? Check out our Blanchet House and Farm Food Cycle!
How do you try and live a zero food waste lifestyle? Let us know in the comments below.
27/02/2021
Don't forget our "Find a Can, Fill a Can" Fundraiser is just around the corner! For the entire month of March, we'll be raising awareness about Blanchet House's mission and attempt to meet our goal of 50 new monthly donors.
To find out more or get involved click the link below!
https://blanchethouse.org/timeline/1967/
Funding the Mission - Blanchet House Blanchet House co-founder, Jim O’Hanlon Sr., discovered this vintage coin collection can in his basement. In the 1960s, Blanchet House staff put these cans in Portland area bars to raise money to feed and house those in need. It’s hard to believe that Blanchet House has been solely funded by ind...